An explosion at a major train station in Moscow resulted in the tragic deaths of an attacker and a police officer. The incident occurred when the attacker detonated a bomb near a police car at the Savyolovsky train station, a key railway hub in the Russian capital. The blast, which occurred shortly after midnight local time, caused chaos in the vicinity.
According to the Russian Ministry for Internal Affairs, the attacker approached a police vehicle occupied by traffic police officers and triggered an explosive device, leading to the deaths of the attacker and one officer. Two other officers were injured in the explosion and are currently receiving medical treatment at a local hospital. The authorities have not disclosed any information regarding the identity or motive of the attacker.
The Russia Investigative Committee for major crimes has initiated an investigation into the incident, focusing on charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and illegal possession of explosive devices. The committee stated that one traffic policeman died at the scene due to injuries sustained in the attack, while two others are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Photographs released by the TASS news agency depict the aftermath of the explosion, showing a police car severely damaged with shattered windows and debris strewn across the road. The incident occurred amidst the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In a separate incident earlier in the month, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, the deputy head of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, was shot and seriously injured in Moscow. Russian counterintelligence officials have alleged a “British trace” behind the shooting, attributing it to Ukrainian special services without providing concrete evidence.
In a previous attack in December, a car bomb explosion claimed the life of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov in Moscow’s Yasenevo district. The head of the training department within the Russian General Staff was killed while on his way to work, with Russian authorities speculating about possible involvement of Ukrainian intelligence services in the crime.
